Using ecological risk assessment principles in a source water protection assessment

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 402-417

  Serveiss, Victor B ^a   Ohlson, Dan W ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Graham Long Compass Resource Management   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking water quality; Ecological risk assessment; Source water protection; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947364376     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030701226822     Document Type: Review

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